Come discover your Anacostia River by joining AWS for a paddle at the Bladensburg Waterfront Park, a beautiful park situated near the original historical port of Bladensburg. Just south of the confluence of the North East and North West Branches of the Anacostia River, from this site you can explore the most suburban launch point of the river. 

Please note this event is first-come first-served, so come early for a better chance of getting out on the water!

Meeting Location:  We will gather at the boat ramp at Bladensburg Waterfront Park at 4601 Annapolis Rd, Bladensburg, MD 20710. The park is accessible via Bike Trail (Anacostia Tributary Trail System: Anacostia River Trail). There is some parking available.

What to Wear/Bring: All participants must arrive wearing a face mask. We will have some hand sanitizer available, but please feel free to bring your own. We recommend wearing sunscreen and a hat, and bringing water and a towel (sometimes you get splashed while canoeing).

Note:  All tours are weather dependent. We will proceed in light rain, but may need to cancel if there is heavy rain, lightning, or strong wind in the forecast.

If you have any questions prior to the event, please contact us at ecastelli2@anacostiaws.org. We look forward to hosting you on our favorite river!

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Participant Requirements for Volunteer and Recreational Events:

1. Self-Monitoring: All participants in the Anacostia Watershed Society’s (AWS) event are required to:

• Take your own temperature that day, prior to arrival at the event. If your temperature is 100.4 degrees or greater, or you have other COVID-19 symptoms, do not come to the event!
• If you are sick, please do not come to the event!
• If you have experienced symptoms of COVID-19 within the last 14 days, do not come to the event.
• If you have had any close contact with an individual who has a confirmed coronavirus diagnosis and/or who is presumed to have coronavirus, do not come to the event.
• If you become ill within one week of participating in the event, please consider reporting this to the askhr@anacostiaws.org (our Human Resources email address). We will keep your identity confidential.

2. Reservations. We are not accepting any walk-up participants. We are limiting the number of people at our events and pre-registration is required for each individual via AWS’s website (www.anacostiaws.org). This includes each participant completing our online waiver form. 

3. Group Limits: Our boat tours are capped at a maximum of 10 participants. 

4. Masks: All participants must wear a mask upon arrival at the event and for the event’s duration regardless of their vaccination status. However, if physical distancing (6 feet or more) is possible during the event, or a health issue arises, a participant may temporarily remove their mask if necessary and/or to stay hydrated.

Event Location

Bladensburg Waterfront Park
4601 Annapolis Road
Bladensburg, MD 20710